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Ahi cor se pur sei core
Staff Notation • Sacred, Madrigals
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Ahi cor se pur sei core by Giovanni Pietro Biandra — Lyrics
Ahi cor se pur sei core
come dolor non senti,
vedend'in Giesu mio tanti tormenti,
e se senti dolore,
miser come non piangi,
è com'i duri affetti homai non cangi,
e se cangi l'affetti per che non cangi l'opre,
se gennia nulla val che non s'adopri,
son' i pietosi affetti,
d'un puro cor veraci
mess'e dinanzi Dio splendide faci,
ma cor non sei, sei sasso
e pur d'un le faville
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About Ahi cor se pur sei core
This Italian sacred madrigal by Giovanni Pietro Biandra for SSB voices laments the hardness of the human heart. The text, a profound meditation on Christ's suffering, questions why the heart remains unmoved and unrepentant in the face of such divine sacrifice. It poetically describes the heart as stone, incapable of feeling or changing its ways, and contrasts this with the bright example of God's love. The composer uses the expressive possibilities of the madrigal form to convey the raw emotion and spiritual urgency of the devotional text, creating a powerful plea for transformation and divine mercy.
